{"id":7781,"date":"2017-11-04T17:31:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T16:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/?p=7781"},"modified":"2017-11-05T10:05:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T09:05:57","slug":"vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Les vestales, gardiennes du feu sacr\u00e9."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Une\u00a0<b>vestale<\/b>\u00a0\u00e9tait une pr\u00eatresse d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0\u00a0Vesta, d\u00e9esse du foyer \u00e0\u00a0Rome. Vesta est une divinit\u00e9\u00a0italique\u00a0dont le culte est probablement originaire de\u00a0Lavinium\u00a0et qui fut ensuite assimil\u00e9e \u00e0 la d\u00e9esse grecque\u00a0Hestia. Avec l&rsquo;installation officielle du\u00a0christianisme\u00a0dans l&#8217;empire romain, la fonction de vestale est interdite en 389, par l&#8217;empereur\u00a0Th\u00e9odose Ier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La d\u00e9signation des vestales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Les vestales existent depuis les premiers temps de Rome (Rh\u00e9a Silvia, la m\u00e8re de\u00a0Romulus\u00a0et\u00a0R\u00e9mus), \u00e9tait une vestale. Les vestales provenaient des familles\u00a0patriciennes. Pendant longtemps elles \u00e9taient quatre, puis on atteignit le nombre de sept.<\/p>\n<p>D&rsquo;apr\u00e8s les traditions romaines c&rsquo;est le roi\u00a0Numa Pompilius\u00a0qui aurait organis\u00e9 le coll\u00e8ge des vestales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[7781]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/738_vestale\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?fit=738%2C606&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"738,606\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aqlmpo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?fit=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?fit=665%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?resize=665%2C546\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?w=738&amp;ssl=1 738w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/738_vestale.jpg?resize=180%2C148&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le roi, puis apr\u00e8s la chute de la royaut\u00e9 \u00e0 la fin du\u00a0<span class=\"romain\" title=\"Nombre\u00a0\u00e9crit en chiffres romains\">vi<\/span><sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0si\u00e8cle\u00a0av. J.-C., le\u00a0Grand Pontife, choisissait des petites filles entre 6 et 10 ans. Il y avait au total 18 vestales. Elles devaient \u00eatre sans d\u00e9fauts corporels, ni psychiques. On enqu\u00eatait m\u00eame sur le profil de leurs anc\u00eatres. \u00catre vestale au temps des Romains \u00e9taient consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un grand honneur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7798\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/258638-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Coupe en Cristal au Vestale, Second Empire. (c) Chenal Antiquit\u00e9s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Coupe en Cristal au Vestale, Second Empire.&lt;br \/&gt;\n(c) Chenal Antiquit\u00e9s&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?fit=665%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7798\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1-1024x1024.jpg?resize=500%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/258638-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coupe en Cristal au Vestale, Second Empire.<br \/> (c) Chenal Antiquit\u00e9s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Les jeunes filles \u00e9taient ras\u00e9es et leurs cheveux \u00e9taient ensuite accroch\u00e9s \u00e0 l&rsquo;arbre sacr\u00e9 du Temple de la d\u00e9esse Vesta. Lorsqu&rsquo;elles franchissaient le seuil du Temple, elles faisaient le v\u0153ux de ne pas se marier et de rester l\u00e0 trente ans. Les dix premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es elles font leur apprentissage et leur \u00e9ducation. Les dix ann\u00e9es suivantes elles pratiquent les activit\u00e9s des vestales (voir ci-dessous). Enfin les dix derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es elles enseignent aux nouvelles venues \u00e0 devenir vestale. Pendant tout le temps de leur fonction elles devaient rester\u00a0<span title=\"La chastet\u00e9 consiste \u00e0 s'abstenir de toutes pratiques, de toutes pens\u00e9es sexuelles immorales, et \u00e0 faire preuve de retenue dans les plaisirs sexuels en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. La notion de chastet\u00e9 varie plus ou moins en fonction de la culture.\">chastes<\/span>\u00a0sous peine d&rsquo;\u00eatre enterr\u00e9es vivantes dans une fosse vout\u00e9e et ferm\u00e9e du\u00a0<i>campus sceleratus<\/i>. Une fois les trente ann\u00e9es finies, elles redeviennent libres et peuvent partir. Elles peuvent alors se marier. Cependant si elles le voulaient elles pouvaient continuer \u00e0 vivre dans la maison des vestales.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7797\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/239057-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C790&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,790\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-HX200V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1487602770&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.83&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paire de bougeoirs en bronze repr\u00e9sentant deux vestales. (c) Luc de Laval Antiquit\u00e9s, Proantic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paire de bougeoirs en bronze repr\u00e9sentant deux vestales.&lt;br \/&gt;\n(c) Luc de Laval Antiquit\u00e9s, Proantic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?fit=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?fit=665%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?resize=665%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?resize=768%2C607&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/239057-1.jpg?resize=180%2C142&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paire de bougeoirs en bronze repr\u00e9sentant deux vestales.<br \/> (c) Luc de Laval Antiquit\u00e9s, Proantic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Les vestales \u00e9taient log\u00e9es au frais de l&rsquo;\u00c9tat romain, dans une maison particuli\u00e8re (l&rsquo;<i>atrium vestae<\/i>) situ\u00e9e sur le\u00a0Forum romain, \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 se trouvait le\u00a0temple de Vesta. Tout homme qui entrait dans cette maison \u00e9tait\u00a0<span title=\"avoir commis un attentat contre ce qui est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme sacr\u00e9\">sacril\u00e8ge<\/span>\u00a0et punissable de mort (seul le Grand Pontife avait acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la maison des vestales). Les vestales \u00e9taient dirig\u00e9es par la Grande Vestale.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7795\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/198353-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?fit=675%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"675,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pendule d&amp;rsquo;\u00e9poque Directoire aux vestales\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pendule d&amp;rsquo;\u00e9poque Directoire aux vestales.&lt;br \/&gt;\n(c) Antiquit\u00e9 du Baron Bouvier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1-576x1024.jpg?resize=576%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?resize=101%2C180&amp;ssl=1 101w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/198353-1-1.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pendule d&rsquo;\u00e9poque Directoire aux vestales.<br \/>(c) Antiquit\u00e9 du Baron Bouvier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Le r\u00f4le des vestales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le r\u00f4le essentiel des vestales est d&rsquo;entretenir le feu sacr\u00e9 de la cit\u00e9. Ce feu ne devait pas s&rsquo;\u00e9teindre sous peine des plus grands malheurs pour Rome, mais aussi pour la vestale fautive.<\/p>\n<p>Chaque jour, les vestales se rendaient \u00e0 la source de la nymphe\u00a0\u00c9g\u00e9rie, situ\u00e9e dans le bois sacr\u00e9 des Cam\u00e8nes (qui \u00e9taient d&rsquo;anciennes divinit\u00e9s des eaux), pr\u00e8s de la porte Cap\u00e8ne au pied de la colline du\u00a0Caelius\u00a0pour y puiser l&rsquo;eau qui leur \u00e9taient n\u00e9cessaire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7799\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/242321-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?fit=892%2C851&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"892,851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sujet en bronze repr\u00e9sentant une vestale. (c) Galerie Lamy Chabolle, Proantic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sujet en bronze repr\u00e9sentant une vestale.&lt;br \/&gt;\n(c) Galerie Lamy Chabolle, Proantic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?fit=300%2C286&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?fit=665%2C634&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?resize=600%2C572\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?w=892&amp;ssl=1 892w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?resize=300%2C286&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?resize=768%2C733&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/242321-1.jpg?resize=180%2C172&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sujet en bronze repr\u00e9sentant une vestale.<br \/> (c) Galerie Lamy Chabolle, Proantic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Les privil\u00e8ges des vestales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contrairement aux autres femmes romaines qui toute leur vie demeuraient des mineures soumises \u00e0 leur p\u00e8re puis \u00e0 leur \u00e9poux, les vestales \u00e9taient des femmes qui \u00e9chappaient \u00e0 l&rsquo;autorit\u00e9 de leur p\u00e8re. Elles pouvaient intervenir directement dans les affaires judiciaires. Elles pouvaient assister aux repr\u00e9sentations des jeux o\u00f9 elles disposaient de places r\u00e9serv\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7796\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/vestales-gardiennes-feu-sacre\/247173-alb-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peinture sur Soie \u00a0\u00bb Deux Vestales \u00a0\u00bb \u00e9poque Empire. (c) Blandine Lef\u00e8vre, Proantic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peinture sur Soie \u00a0\u00bb Deux Vestales \u00a0\u00bb \u00e9poque Empire.&lt;br \/&gt;\n(c) Blandine Lef\u00e8vre, Proantic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?fit=665%2C887&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2-768x1024.jpg?resize=665%2C887\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?resize=135%2C180&amp;ssl=1 135w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.proantic.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247173-alb-2.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peinture sur Soie \u00a0\u00bb Deux Vestales \u00a0\u00bb \u00e9poque Empire.<br \/>(c) Blandine Lef\u00e8vre, Proantic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Personne, pas m\u00eame les\u00a0tribuns de la pl\u00e8be, pourtant eux aussi personnages sacr\u00e9s, ne pouvaient interdire le d\u00e9placement des vestales. Lorsqu&rsquo;elles se d\u00e9pla\u00e7aient en ville elles \u00e9taient pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9es d&rsquo;un\u00a0licteur. Les\u00a0consuls\u00a0et les\u00a0pr\u00e9teurs\u00a0leur c\u00e9daient le passage et faisaient abaisser les faisceaux de leurs licteurs en marque de respect.<\/p>\n<p>Les vestales pouvaient gracier un condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 mort qu&rsquo;elles rencontraient par hasard alors qu&rsquo;il \u00e9tait amen\u00e9 sur son lieu d&rsquo;ex\u00e9cution.<\/p>\n<p>Contrairement aux autres Romains, les cendres fun\u00e9raires des vestales \u00e9taient inhum\u00e9es dans l&rsquo;enceinte sacr\u00e9e de la ville (le\u00a0<i>pomerium<\/i>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une\u00a0vestale\u00a0\u00e9tait une pr\u00eatresse d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0\u00a0Vesta, d\u00e9esse du foyer \u00e0\u00a0Rome. Vesta est une divinit\u00e9\u00a0italique\u00a0dont le culte est probablement originaire de\u00a0Lavinium\u00a0et qui fut ensuite assimil\u00e9e \u00e0 la d\u00e9esse grecque\u00a0Hestia. Avec l&rsquo;installation officielle du\u00a0christianisme\u00a0dans l&#8217;empire romain, la fonction de vestale est interdite en 389, par l&#8217;empereur\u00a0Th\u00e9odose Ier. 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